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Financial Crisis: US Viewpoint
Oct 11 2008, Rudolf

Since the great Depression of 1929, nothing this devastating has hit the U.S. economy.

In the last ten days, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped by 21%. By the end of today, it must have recorded its biggest drop in a week since it was...

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